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R. M. FLOYD. v CABINET FOR HOLDING, DISPLAYING, AND RATING WATCHES. No.549,289. I PatentediNov. 5, 1895.

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v I R M. FLOYD. I CABINET FOR HOLDING, DISPLAYING, AND RATINGIWATGHES.No. 549,289. Patented Nov. 5,1895.

PATENT OFFI E. I

oscon M. FLOYD, or BOSTON, MAssAcnusErrs.

CABINET FOR HOLDING, DIS

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 549,289,

Application filed July 2 5, 18.9 6.

I .To all who'm it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROSCOE M. FLOYD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, 'in the county of Suffolk and Commonwealth ofMassachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Cabinet for Holding,Displaying, and Rating -Watches while being Adjusted to Heat and Cold,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a par-thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a combination show-case andcabinet in which the temperature of the several compartments is easilyand accurately regulated and in which the watches in the successivestages may be displayed to the customer without redium temperatln'es andcommunicate with moving them.

My invention consists of a cabinet or case divided into a numberofcompartments, in combination with refrigerating apparatus and heatingapparatus and pipes leading therefrom to the several compartments andvalves 'to regulate the supply of cold and hot air,

and in providing transparent doors to the several compartments and meansfor illuminating and taking the temperature thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my cabinet, partly insection. Fig. 2 is a'horizontal section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, with thedoors-open. Fig.3 is an enlarged view of one of the valves. Fig. 4 isasection on line 4 4of Fig.3, but with the handle turned part wayaround. Fig. 5 is a front view of the valve, and Fig.- 6 is across-section on line 6 6 of Fig. 4.

' compartments The cabinet A is divided into a number of 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.Compartment 1 isthe refrigcrating-chamber. The refrigeration may beobtained in-. any.of the well-known ways. In

' the drawings the chamber is represented as nearly filled with choppedice aand also as having a coil of pipe a, leading from. therefrigerating-machine B, in which the ammonia rocessisused c re resentin'thee ansiontank, a the condenser, and a the returnpipc. The ice and themachine may be used together, or either alone, or any otherrefrigerating device may be employed. A shelf 0, serves to hold thewatches. This chamber has the lowest temperature of all.

numbered, respectively, 1 2 3.

PLAYING, 4 ml:- RATING WATCHES.

dated November 5, 1895; 7

Serial No. 557,085. (No model.)

Compartment 2 has a hinged bottom I), which turns upon hinges, as shownin Fig. 2, to alford access to the refrigerating-chamber. It ispreferably made of glass to afford a view of the interior of thechamber. A removable up the bottom on the hinges. The watches are placedon this frame shelves may be provided. Compartment '3 has a. glass doorIf and is provided with a ea'ch other. They are preferably separatedtitions A A made ofsome material which is a non-conductor of heatandcold. The shelves 0, d, and'e, which form the bottoms, respectively,of the compartments 3, 4, and 5, only free circulation, and they arereally but one compartment. A pipe (1' leads from the ref rigeratingchamber 1 into compartment 4,

10, each pipe being provided with a valve R, which can be adjusted toadmit-either cold or hot air, or both, or to exclude both, as desired.The construction of this valve will be described-moreparticularlyhereinafter. Athermometer 0' shows the temperature of thefour compartments and they are illuminated by an. electric lamp 0- Thewatches remain the longest in the medium therefore shown moreshelf-space than in the other compartments.- If desired, each of thecompartments 3 4 5 6 may be entirely separated one from the other andcold and hot air pipes run into each; but it isa saving of expense tohave scribed. The watches are transferred to these ments also have aglass door. A

, Compartment QlO is a hot-air chanrber, into which is led a gas-pipe11, connected with a gasmain and having a burner 12!, or it is heatedair chamber to the compartment 7, terminate from the compartments oneither side by par-- temperatures, and I have rectangular frame I) restsupon the glass bottom 1) and has to be removed in order to tip andadditional partially cover the bottom, so that there is '7 and a pipe (1leads into it from hot-air chamber them communicate, as decompartinentsfrom No. 2. These compartbyagas-stove. Pipesg',leadingfromthis hots incons g, each provided with a valve R to hot-air coils h h, connectedwith the hot-air chamber by pipes h,valves R, thermometer IO 7L2,electric lamp h glass door, an'da place for watches.

Compartment 9 also has hot-air coils Z Z,

valves R, thermometer Z, glass door, and a- One door may serve for placefor watches.

all the hot compartments. The temperature of compartment 8 is higherthan that of compartment 7, and 9 is higher than 8. The temperaturefro'm chamber 1 to chamber 10 should range from below zero to 100 abovezero. The valve R will now be more particularly described. The valveconnected with pipe (1 is taken for illustration, the construction Onthe .7

of. the other valves R being the same.

endof pipe d is jointed a short section of pipe d bent out of line withthe pipe (1 and preferably tapering toward the end to form a smalloutlet. A- trumpet-mouthed tube 1'' incloses the pipe (i and the mouthof the trumpet-tube is closed by a disk 1", which has a flange 1' fito"tingsnugly'into the mouth of the tube 1'. A

gear-wheel r is mounted on a shaft 1', proj ecting from the disk 7-.This gear-wheel r is so mounted that it covers and is seated upon theend of the bent section of pipe (1 and is ec-' centric therewith. Thewheel T has a sectoral opening r in its face, near the periphery, andthis opening aligns with the" mouth of the pipe d as the wheel revolves.The wheel r is geared with-the pinion r fixed on the center arborr whichis turned by a crank r. The crankmaybe set at any angle desired, so thatthe valve gear-wheel a"? shall either en- I tirely close the mouth ofthe tube d or allow it to be entirely uncovered by bringing the widepart of the opening 7' to register with the tube or partially closingit. A small hole r in the side of the trumpet-tube and flange 1-communicates with the interior of the chamber 4, so that when the valveis open the cold 7 air has free access to the chamber, or hot air incase of the hot-air tube.

The face of the disk '1" is graduated and an index-hand 1- indicates thedegree of opening. The temperature in A all the compart- '65 compartmentcooled from the refrigerating chamber, a compartment for mediumtemperatures with pipes leading thereinto'from ment-s can therefore bevery accuratelyregwboth the refrigerating chamber and the heatingchamber, and valves to regulate the supply of cold air and hot air, anda compart- '70 ment for high temperatures having a pipe leading theretofrom the heating chamber, and a valve to regulate the supply of hot air,substantially as described.

A cabinet for rating watches for adjustment to heat and cold, saidcabinet being divided into compartments of successive grades oftemperature, and having a refrigerating chamber and a heating chamber, acold air compartment cooled from the refrigeratingfio chamber, acompartment for medium temperatures with pipes leading thereinto fromboth the refrigerating chamber and the heating chamber, and valves insaid pipes to regulatethe supply of cold air and hot air, and a numberof compartments for high tempera. tures each having one or more pipesleading thereinto from the heating chamber, and valves in the pipes toregulate the supplyof hot air to each compartment, substantially asdescribed;

3. A cabinet for rating watches for adjust ment to heat and cold, saidcabinet being di vided into compartments of successive grades I oftemperature, and having a refrigerating chamber and a heating chamber, acold air compartment cooled from the refrigerating chamber, acompartment for medium temperatures with pipes leading thereinto fromboth the refrigerating chamber and the besting chamber, and valves insaid'pipes to regulate the supply of cold air and hot air, and one ormore compartments for high temperatures each having a pipe leadingthereinto from the heating chamber, and valves in the pipes to regulatethe supply of hot air, and transparent doors to the severalcompartments, substantially as described.

4. Acabinet for ratingwatchesfor adjustment to heat and cold, saidcabinet being di- :10 vided into compartments of successive grades oftemperature, and having a refrigerating chamber and a heating chamber, acold air compartment cooled from the refrigerating chamber, acompartment fo'r medium tem- 1 15 peratures with pipes leading thereintofrom A both the refrigerating chamber and the heating chamber, andvalves in said pipes to regulate the supply of cold air and hot air, andcompartments for high temperatures havinghzo pipes leading thereintofrom the heating chamber, and valves in the pipes to regulate the supplyof hot air, transparent doors to the several compartments, andthermometers and lampsin the several compartments, subr25 stantially asdescribed.

5. A cabinet for rating watches for adjustment to heat and cold, saidcabinet'being divided into compartments of successive grades oftemperature, and having. a refrigerating 13o chamber and a heatingchamber, a refrigerating machine, a refrigerator coil in the-refrigerating chamber connected with the refrigerating machine, a coldair compartment of artificial heat connected with the heating- 649,289 II a cooled from the refrigerating chamber, means chamber, a' compartmentfor medium temperatures with pipcs leading thereinto from both therefrigerating chamber and the heating chamber, and valves in said pipesto regulate the'supply of cold air and hot air, and compartments forhigh temperatures having pipes leading, thereinto from the heatingchamber, andvalves in the pipes to regulate the supply of hot air, andtransparent doors to the several compartments, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination of a pipe for fluids terminating in a bent section (ia trumpet mouthed tube 'a" jointed to the fluid pipe and having a capover the mouth,-forming a chamber which incloses the bent section ofpipe d an outlet opening r in the sidepf the chamber, arotatable diskvalve r seated on the end of the bent pipe d and eccentric thereto andmounted on a shaft, a hole in the face of the disk which registers withthe mouth of the pipe when the disk is rotated into certain positions, apinion wheel geared with the valve disk and fixed to an arbor whichextends through the cap, and a handle by which the valve isv operated,substantially as described.

' 7. The combination" of a pipe for fluids terminating in a bent section(1 .a trumpet mouthed tube '1' jointed to the fluid pipe and 4o gearedwith the valve disk and fixed to an having a cap over the mouth, forminga chamber which incloses the bent section of pipe (1 an outlet opening rin theiside of the chamber, a rotatable disk valve r seated on the endof the bent pipe (1 and eccentric thereto and mounted on a shaft, a holeof varying width in the face of the'disk which registers with the mouthof the pipe when the disk is rotated into certain positions, a pinionwheel arbor which extends through the cap and a handle by-which thevalve is operated, a dial on the face of the cap and an' indicator whichshows the degree of opening of the valve, substantially as described;

8. A cabinet for rating watches for adjustment to heat and cold, saidcabinet being divided into compartments of successive grades oftemperature, and having a refrigerating chamber and a heating chamber, acold air compartment cooled from the refrigerating chamber, acompartment for medium temperatures with pipes leading thereinto fromboth the refrigerating chamber and the heating chamber, one or morecompartments for high temperatures each having a-pipe leading thereintofrom the heating chamber, valves in the several pipes to regulate thesupply of cold air and of hot air, the several pipes which enter thecompartments each terminating in a bent portion, as (1 and having atrumpet mouthed tube rjointed to the supply pipe and having a cap overthe mouth forming a chamber which in'clos'es the bent section, an outletopeningr in the side of the chamber, a rotatable disk valve r seated onthe end of the bent pipe and eccentric there-to and mounted on a shaft,a hole in the face of the disk which registers with the mouth of thepipe when the disk is rotated into certain positions, a pinion wheelgeared with the valve disk and fixed to an arbor which extends throughthe cap, and a handle by which the valve is operated, a dial on the faceof the cap and an indicator which shows the degree of opening of thevalve, substantially as described.

- ROSOOE M. FLOYD.

Witnesses ALBERT E. CovELLE, HENRY A. POLLEY.

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